Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-19
KENrUCKY,s LATEST FEUD.
The Remarkable Career Of Thomas
NJ Green. who shot Lew. Baldwin.

VI. Green. Who Shot Lew. Baio"in'
a Lexington (Ky.) special says:
Thomas NJ. Green, who shot Lew. Bald
win, Of Nicholssyile, yesterday IN front
of the Phoenix Hotel, and was slightly
wounded in return, is on the street.
Green is remarkable man, and his life
has been full of adventure. He IS
lineal descendant of Tom Marshall, his
mother being that gifted Kentuckians
sister He is graduate Of Centre Col
loge, and was, it is said, in the
same class with John G. Bullitt,
OF Philadelphia. For several years
he was the editor OF the Mays
vile EGgie, and his vigorous denunca-
ton of political corruption through the
columns of his paper made him hun
dreds of enemies in all parts of the
State. His personal couragei IS undoubt-
ed. On one occasion "A political bully IN
Maysvillc, whom he had aggrleved, at
tackled him in front OF the post office,
pistol in hand The man was a despe-
RADIO, and had slain several men. Green
was unarmed. The fellow fired one
shot, but the plucky editor lodged the
bullet, wrcsted the pistol from the assas-
sins hand, and beat him over the lnad
with the weapon until he beloved for
mercy.
A newspaper attack by Green on
Thomas L. Hargis, now judge Of the
Appellate Court, was really the begin
ming Of the terrible Underwood Hal
brook feudal war, which in turn was the
Legitimate progcnitor Of the late Toll
ver-Martin feud. Hargis, who Is na-
tive of Rowan county, his father having
been proprietor of hotel there, was an
ambitious young fellow, who IN 1876
offered himself rs candidate for state
senator. He was elected, and when
sworn into Office alleged that he was OF
the required age-thirtyiiye years
Green supported him through his paper.
Before the young Senator'S term OF
office expired o vacancy occurred In tine
district Tor criminal judge Hargls was
a candidate. Green thought he was too
Young and with too little experience as a
lawyer to make a suitable Judge, and he
opposed his candidacy. One OF the
necessary qualifications of a man offering
himself Tor iUdgeship was eight years
experience as practjcng lawyer. Har-
us claimed that be had been at the bar
that LENGTH of time. Green went -
Norobead to iuvoetigatc. He found. so
he claimed. that Hareis had not been n
member o., tine harabove six years. rs the
dete Of his admission WI, entered on the
books of the clerk Of the County and
District Court. who at that tune was
john Martin. lie also read in the family
Bible belonging to tue Senator's father
an entry Of the lattars bitlh. which
showed conclusigely that lac WAS hut
thirty three years Of age when me swore
that be WAS thirty-fiye. and took ms seat
os senator Green printed these fact IN
lis n,per and went ia.,s to Nor,l.ad to
mal,o f,r+Le, i,yo,l;o,fi1p. To BIZ. sur
nr,so h. founl tLat uot ONLY had the
Ho,r;. family K,b'a baeu mut,loted. and
HE record OF vouuc Tom. birth erased.
Inf fine race ot record of Haoi,'s ad.
mission ~ IN. har I'm the book, o. the
,,ornt,. ,.l.,.i. lad also leon emf opt anal
other cntrirs altered to e1oporf li. claim
fnat he he'd hean eiol,t yrI-. n pr,,.,iciu,
ottorney Grean bolJIy printad tine Dcts.
and fine outcome was Kentuckv's runs,
r@JCbrl. the celebrated Green-,iareis suit
for libel. in which the most eminent
LAWYERS Of tire STATE were engaged. The
trial lasted several months. ani resulted
ip a verdict for Eoro;,. OutLc str.rlib
or tho in~v's Gndiu0 H9r.,i. ~, elected